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DESERT HEARTS |
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ON THE BUS |
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DONA HERLINDA AND HER SON |
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MAKING LOVE |
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THE HOURS AND TIMES |
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FUNNY LADY: A PROGRAM OF HILARIOUS SHORTS |
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| sunday, may 5 | 3RD ANNUAL CELEBRATING LESBIAN FILM SOIREE | |
| SWIMMING UPSTREAM | ||
| THE NEW FRONTIER?: LESBIAN IMAGES ON TELEVISION | ||
| wednesday, may 22 | SHOW ME LOVE | |
| wednesday, may 29 | INTERNATIONAL SWEETHEARTS OF RHYTHM | |
june, 2002 |
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| wednesday, june 5 | POISON | |
| saturday, june 8 | FAMILY FUN AT THE VILLAGE | |
| wednesday, june 12 | ANOTHER ISRAEL: FILMS OF ETYAN FOX | |
| wednesday, june 19 | SOUTH ASIAN SHORTS | |
| wednesday, june 26 | THE WOMEN | |
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In 2002, OUTFEST celebrates its 20th Anniversary. During this festive year, OUTFEST Wednesdays @ The Village will proudly feature the pioneering achievements of filmmakers of the last 20 years--selected milestones that broke through barriers and charted imaginative new territory for queer film culture.
--Shannon Kelley, Director of Programming.
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7:30PM |
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7:30PM EN
LA MADRUGADA DIR:
Aurora Guerrero, 1999, USA, video, 15 min. IN COLLABORATION WITH: GLLU (Gay and Lesbian Latinos Unidos), The Wall - Las Memorias Project and Tongues |
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Special FREE screening at UCLA with the UCLA Film and Television Archive! PRE-SCREENING RECEPTION!
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7:30PM IN
PERSON (schedules permitting): A. Scott Berg, Harry Hamlin, Arthur
Hiller, Kate Jackson, Daniel Melnick, Barry Sandler and Mike Werb
(moderator) SPECIAL
LOCATION: James Bridges Theatre, Melnitz Hall, UCLA |
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7:30PM What
if you could go back and peek at a hidden moment in history? A hit
at our 1992 festival, Christopher Münch's feature dramatizes
an event without witnesses: the legendary four-day Barcelona vacation
Beatle John Lennon and gay Beatles manager Brian Epstein took in
1963, just before the Beatles rose to international fame. Long a
topic of speculation for rock enthusiasts and inquiring minds, this
encounter is dramatized with intensity and sensitivity, as the hopelessly
straight future rock star and the man who fairly created him, negotiate
the weekend and their future business and personal relationship.
The result is an elaborate story involving sexual tension, unrequited
passion and dreams of future glory. The film's gritty black-and-white
cinematography recalls early images of the Beatles, and stellar
performances by David Angus as Epstein and Ian Hart (BACKBEAT) as
Lennon bring this compelling story brilliantly to life. PLUS SHORT:
ARROW SHOT DIR:
Mike Dolan, 1997, USA, 35mm, 19 min. IN COLLABORATION WITH: Out In Television and Film |
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| OUTFEST'S 4TH ANNUAL CELEBRATING LESBIAN FILM MONTH | |
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7:30PM
Hurtling
over everyday hassles with haplessness, hopefulness and hysteria,
the ladies in these delightful shorts will have you giggling at
life's little foibles. What better way to launch our month-long
celebration of lesbian film! UP
HIGH WE’RE
TALKING VULVA BITANIC
SEAL
TRICKS BAKING
WITH BUTCH, EPISODE 1 POM
BARE
GINGER
SNAPS IN COLLABORATION WITH: Film Fatale |
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4:00PM
$60 (SPECIAL FUNDRAISING PARTY)
3RD
ANNUAL CELEBRATING LESBIAN SOIREE EVENT
SPONSOR: |
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7:30PM
Karen
and Jenny, the "lesbians next door," invite you to become
part of their family as they conceive, expect and deliver their
first child. SWIMMING UPSTREAM candidly chronicles a year in the
couple’s life (including Lamaze, ultrasounds and a trip to
the heterosexist baby registry) as they await the arrival of their
new bundle of joy. As Karen's belly grows, the pair deals with a
variety of knotty emotional issues, including how a complicated
pregnancy turns their world upside down. Honest and revealing, filmmaker
Jennifer Freedman painstakingly captures it all in this heartfelt
journey into the miracles of love and life. PLUS SHORT: X-GIRL
IN COLLABORATION WITH: Lesbian Mothers and Our Children |
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7:30PM (panel and reception) In
recent years, lesbian images in mass media have flourished and proliferated
– thanks in no small part to television. Noteworthy lesbian
feature films premiere on cable while significant lesbian roles
in theatrical movies feature prominent TV actresses. As the independent
film market becomes more fiercely competitive, and the small screen
more and more gay friendly, is television becoming the saving grace
of lesbian media culture? Are careers in television a better bet
for women who want to make a difference in the onscreen depiction
of lesbian lives? Join this spirited discussion with a panel of
notable women who will explore the terrain, and the horizons, of
television as a lesbian stronghold. PRE-SCREENING
RECEPTION HOSTED BY: |
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7:30PM
The glorious opening night film of OUTFEST '99 is a landmark in its depiction of lesbian love...among the Clearasil set! The story of two insufferably self-absorbed girls who find beauty in themselves and each other, this sharply observed drama is filled with humor, pain, romance and all the trappings of young love. Super-cool Elin is an explosive teen bombshell, bored crazy with her small-town life. Agnes is a new girl in town; moody, lonely and bitter, but with a colossal crush on Elin. When Elin kisses the unpopular Agnes on a bet, forces are set in motion that neither one knows how stop or deal with...leading to hilarious and touching results and an ultimately delectable outcome! Winner of the Teddy Award at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival, SHOW ME LOVE is sure to delight, and to re-ignite memories of first love! |
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7:30PM
and TINY
AND RUBY – HELL DIVIN' WOMEN Two
delightful documentaries about notable women represent the talents
of two essential lesbian filmmakers: Greta Schiller (PARIS WAS A
WOMAN) and Andrea Weiss (ESCAPE TO LIFE). The International Sweethearts
of Rhythm were the jazzy ladies of an industrious jazz band from
the 1940s. The 16-member band is documented from its small-town
Mississippi roots to later international tours, entertaining troops
during World War II. TINY AND RUBY profiles two members of the band,
trumpeter Ernestine "Tiny" Davis and drummer Ruby Lucas.
Sharing a creative and loving relationship that spanned 40 years,
the women are celebrated as inspiring lesbians who lived a rich
but little-known life of love and creativity before Stonewall. IN COLLABORATION WITH: COOL (Coalition of Older Lesbians) and ULOAH (United Lesbians of African Heritage) |
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7:30PM
Todd Haynes' (SAFE, VELVET GOLDMINE) wickedly entertaining first feature established him as the great hope of the New Queer Cinema of the early ‘90s. In his audacious freshman outing, three separate stories combine to create a shattering look at sexual obsession, deviance and passion. A young boy escapes the clutches of his abusive father. An obsessive scientist bottles the human sex drive, but with dire consequences. Finally, a beautiful young man in prison falls in love with a fellow inmate and to his dread (and delight?) is caught in a spiral of desire and degradation. Wildly divergent in its story approaches, the film stands as a powerful and deceptively unified work of art --distilling the anger, anxiety and queer consciousness that came on the heels of AIDS and the Reagan era. POISON was reviled by conservatives and lauded as the queerest thing seen onscreen since the death of Fassbinder. Winner of the Jury Prize at the 1991 Sundance Film Festival, POISON was then premiered in Los Angeles by OUTFEST. |
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7:30PM
A FREE weekend event for family audiences! A barrel of fun at the Village at Gould Plaza for kids and their parents. Games and goodies in the courtyard will be matched with a screening of two beloved kids' classics. First we screen the beautiful 1956 short film THE RED BALLOON, in which a boy’s magic balloon leads him around the streets of Paris, far from the shouts of other kids who don't understand the magic he possesses. This gorgeous and uplifting film celebrates the wonder of being different. THE SISSY DUCKLING, HBO's magnificent animated short featuring the voices of Harvey Fierstein, Sharon Stone and Ed Asner, tells the story of a little duck whose fey ways bring him ridicule, until he becomes a hero. A day designed to thrill parents and kids alike! THE
RED BALLOON THE
SISSY DUCKLING IN COLLABORATION WITH: The L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center’s Family Services Program |
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7:30PM
GOTTA
HAVE HEART These
entertaining works by one of Israel's top television directors paint
a rarely-seen picture of modern gay life. Premiered at OUTFEST in
1992, TIME OFF is the first film to depict homosexuality in the
Israeli army. On his way to the Lebanese front, young recruit Yonatan
passes a few hours' leave in Jerusalem. In a cruisy park, he comes
face to face with the man he'd least expect to find: his severe,
ultra-masculine lieutenant. GOTTA HAVE HEART paints a whimsical
picture of young love among the inhabitants of a small Israeli town.
Guri is anxious to go to school in Tel Aviv before anyone learns
that he's gay. Mitzi worries that she'll end up an old maid. Nohav
dreams of winning a cheesy annual song contest. Even local stud
Merito has a surprise up his sleeve. With sublime understatement,
Fox describes this charming film as a "gay fantasy." IN COLLABORATION WITH: Beth Chayim Chadashim and Congregation Kol Ami |
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7:30PM
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Free Admission with Golden Age of Hollywood drag! |
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7:30PM
(6:30 pre-screening reception) Adopted,
co-opted and canonized by generations of gays and lesbians, gay
director George Cukor's uproarious comedy of manners lights up the
screen and camps up OUTFEST's 20th Anniversary, complete with beautiful
gowns, wicked gossip, bitchy cat fights and no men. MGM's top female
stars match talents and wits as a set of high-society back-stabbers
who thrive on gossip and gold-digging. When sweet Mary Haines (Norma
Shearer) gets wind of her husband's affair with trashy shop-girl
Crystal (a formidable Joan Crawford), there's little she can do
to keep her painful secret. No matter, because her friends (especially
a manic Rosalind Russell) would be just as happy to slap Crystal
as they are to whisper about Mary. Paulette Goddard, Joan Fontaine
and Marjorie Main are just a few of the co-stars who round out this
unmatched ensemble of actresses. Non-stop, sparkling dialogue, jaw-dropping
costumes and unforgettable performances crown this unchallenged
camp classic. PLUS SHORT:
GLAMOR PUSS: HOW TO KEEP YOUR MAN HAPPY IN COLLABORATION WITH: American Cinematheque RECEPTION
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